Economic program reaches out to Hispanic- and American Indian-owned businesses in Yakima Valley, kick-off event March 30. Washington

“With the Census Bureau reporting two-thirds growth in the number of Hispanic-owned business in Washington state, a University of Washington and Heritage College student project plans to provide such businesses in the Yakima Valley with desperately needed support.

Thirty undergraduates from the two schools will not only provide consulting to a Spanish-language radio station but to the Yakama Indian Nation’s Tribal Land Enterprise and a group of small-apple farmers — bridging the gap between services in eastern and western Washington.”

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